Shops in Pontefract and Castleford offering free deliveries of essentials to the elderly and vulnerable, as result of coronavirus panic buying

As panic buying has stripped supermarkets of  products like soap, toilet roll and formula milk, two businesses in our community are stepping into help.
By Olivia Hale
Published 16th Mar 2020, 16:52 GMT
Updated 16th Mar 2020, 16:54 GMT
Kind shop owners, Adrian Strang (left) and Bobby Singh (Right) are offering to deliver goods freely to those who can't get out to the shopsKind shop owners, Adrian Strang (left) and Bobby Singh (Right) are offering to deliver goods freely to those who can't get out to the shops
Kind shop owners, Adrian Strang (left) and Bobby Singh (Right) are offering to deliver goods freely to those who can't get out to the shops

BB Nevison Superstore and Post Office in Pontefract and Cutsyke Post Office have decided to offer a free delivery service to help the elderly and vulnerable members of their community get groceries and toiletries.

Bobby Singh, owner and manager at BB Nevison Superstore and Post Office, said: “I’m a Ponte lad through and through, I moved here at a very young age and I know the community well.

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“My family has always had shops from day one and we’ve always seen the community as our family too, they’re our friends and neighbours who we see every single day.

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Bobby Singh, of BB Nevison Superstore and Post Office in Pontefract and Cutsyke Post OfficeBobby Singh, of BB Nevison Superstore and Post Office in Pontefract and Cutsyke Post Office
Bobby Singh, of BB Nevison Superstore and Post Office in Pontefract and Cutsyke Post Office

“I know a lot of elderly and vulnerable people and I wouldn’t like to see them go without, this is my way of supporting them and giving back to them.

“We’ve been out delivering all morning and it’s put a smile on my face, 100 per cent job satisfaction.

“If we all did our bit and had a little more consideration for others, especially our elderly and vulnerable, the world would be a better place.”

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Cutsyke Post Office is offering the same service for the people of Castleford.

Adrian Strang, of Cutsyke Post Office is offering the service to the people of Castleford.Adrian Strang, of Cutsyke Post Office is offering the service to the people of Castleford.
Adrian Strang, of Cutsyke Post Office is offering the service to the people of Castleford.

Adrian Strang, who has been the owner of the Post Office for seven years, said: “We know most of the community in the area and we do regularly see a lot older customers on a day to day basis.

“It's important that we take care of anybody who is struggling in the area to get out.

“You see some of the pictures of supermarkets and you do feel that some groups could be forgotten about, so our job is to make sure they are taken care of.”

To get in touch about delivery services contact:

BB’s Nevison Superstore and Post Office: 01977708140

Cutsyke Post Office: 01977 552575

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